African Liberation and Unity in Nkrumah's Ghana: A Study of the Role of "Pan-African Institutions" in the making of Ghana's foreign Policy, 1957 - 1966

Author(s):
Grilli, M.
Published
2015
Publication type
Doctoral Thesis

Abstract

This dissertation contributes to

the study of Nkrumah’s Pan-African policy by examining the role played

by three Ghanaian institutions specifically created to support African

liberation and unity: the Bureau of African Affairs, the African Affairs Centre, and the Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute of Winneba.Between 1957 and 1966, these institutions have worked for supporting African liberation movements both in Ghana and on the battlefields. Moreover, they contributed to spread Pan-Africanism and Nkrumahism in the whole continent.After the recovery of important new sources, the author has been able to adopt Accra’s own perspective on the question and to provide an insight into the daily activities of the three institutions examining the impact of their activity on African liberation movements and on the Ghanaian state.

GhanaNkrumahLiberationPadmoreUnityPan-AfricanismSocialismCold warFreedom-fighters
Defense date
2015-11-03
Language
English
Supervisor(s)
Gewald, J.B.
Advisor(s)
Valsecchi, P.
Qualification
Ph.D.
Degree granting institution
Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University, Leiden
hdl
1887/36074